List of Human Emotions (A–Z) | List of Human Emotions
Every emotion in our reference — the six basic emotions plus the complex emotions and mood-related states built from them.
A sourced, plain-language reference to human emotions — what each emotion is, what triggers it, how it's expressed, and how it relates to the others. We follow the mainstream framework of six basic emotions (Paul Ekman) and the combinatorial model of complex emotions (Robert Plutchik). See how we fact-check →
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The original list of human emotions
This is the original 42-item list of human emotions from listofhumanemotions.com, preserved in its original order. Each linked entry now has a full, sourced reference page; the others remain as the original list.
- Acceptance
- Affection
- Aggression
- Ambivalence
- Apathy
- Anxiety
- Boredom
- Compassion
- Confusion
- Contempt
- Depression
- Doubt
- Ecstasy
- Empathy
- Envy
- Embarrassment
- Euphoria
- Forgiveness
- Frustration
- Gratitude
- Grief
- Guilt
- Hatred
- Hope
- Horror
- Hostility
- Homesickness
- Hunger
- Hysteria
- Interest
- Loneliness
- Love
- Paranoia
- Pity
- Pleasure
- Pride
- Rage
- Regret
- Remorse
- Shame
- Suffering
- Sympathy
All emotions (A–Z)
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